Stalker received negative reviews from critics at the aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. There, critic comments include, "chock full of perverted subjects and ugly storylines,Stalker Season 1 DVD making it hard to watch even for those who like to watch".Maureen Ryan of The Huffington Post called it "exploitative, misogynist trash".At Metacritic, the series premiere garnered a score of 17 out of 100, based on the opinions of 24 critics. The show also received negative reviews from Variety, USA Today, and The A.V. Club.